Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 17:38:07 +0200 "Martin V. Howard" <marho@ida.liu.se> writes: >N. B. Watson wrote: >> >> Interesting to note, after all the jury-rigging >> we've done to circumvent this problem, I picked up a friend's Nikon >FM2n >> this morning, and with the wind lever pressed in to the body, the >shutter >> button/meter switch is securely locked; pop the winder out to the >ready >> position and it unlocks. > > >I have a Nikon FM2. How annoying is it when you're taking >vertical-format >shots and the damn wind lever digs into your forehead? > >How comfortable is it to have to jam your thumb between the housing >and the >wind lever, especially as the leverage of your forehead against the >lever >threatens to crush it? > >How annoying is it, when you forget to jam your thumb inbetween the >housing >and the lever, the camera switches off, just as you are going to >release >the shutter? > >How stupid is that particular design? > > >M. How close is the FM2 eyepiece (in midships on the prism) to the winder? How much *farther* is it from the eyepiece of a Leica-M (at the far left) to *its* winder? How did you miss my point: that a winder-operated shutter lock would be a good design for the *Leica*, and *not* that the FM2 is an ergonomic masterpiece by any means? Personally I'd as much fancy a simple concentric locking ring round the shutter button; however I know there are those out there who would complain it would annoy them lest they remember each time to lock and unlock it. Regards, Nigel ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]